Traci Bender - The Bender Bunch

"Race to 100" was created as a 100 days of school activity, but could really be used any time of year! Students roll a dice and move that many spaces. The first one to reach 100 wins!! Happy 100th day of school! Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new resources! :) You might also like this 100 day Activity: 100 Days Activity Booklet

Disguise a Turkey Family Engagement Activity Project!!!I love getting families involved and this family engagement project is sure to be a fun one for them! If you've shared the book, "Turkey Trouble" or the new book "Turkeys in Disguise" with your students, you've surely heard of the popular turkey disguise! Students love getting creative and disguising their turkeys so they don't get eaten and it's a really fun project for them to do with their family! Send home the “Turkey in Disguise” activ

This is an Open House Sign In Sheet to keep track of the families that attend your Open House or Back to School Night. *Sign in sheet has been updated for the 2024-2025 school year!! Also includes:2025-2026 2026-2027 2027-2028 2028-2029 and will be updated after that! Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new freebies!!! :)

NEW AND IMPROVED WITH A FULL MAKEOVER! **Updated for the 2025 - 2026 school year and includes updated pages through the 2027 - 2028 school year Plus a UK Version and a Newly Added Preschool Option! Looking for a calendar printable to use each day for morning work or during whole group meeting to teach your students calendar and date skills? This morning calendar practice sheet is so simple to use, requires no prep, and can be used all year long!! No need to print out sheets for each month! Th

Money Chant Posters!!Year after year my students learn the names and values of coins using these money chant posters!! Each poster has a cute poem that helps coin names and values stick! The set includes posters for quarter, dime, nickel, and penny in two versions! Choose posters with or without touch dots! Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new resources! :)

Disguise a Ghost!!Have some fun for October and Halloween and disguise a ghost so nobody gets spooked! This is a family project designed to be sent home for children to do with their family, but can also be done in the classroom if you choose. A family letter is also included to send home with the ghost template with directions and a blank to write the date you would like them returned. A great activity for a October or Halloween bulletin board too!! Also check out DISGUISE A WITCH!Be sure

Easter Egg Sink or Float!!!Add some Science into your Easter activities with this fun Easter egg sink or float activity! Your students will love making predictions and observing which objects sink or float inside of a plastic easter egg, and then checking back to see if their predictions were correct. Includes a pre-filled page and also a blank page for you and your students to come up with your own contents to test. Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the firs

Springs Base Ten!!Practice decomposing and composing teen numbers 11 - 19 with this base ten spring freebie!!! Students count the tens and ones and clip the correct number on each task card with a small clothespin or circle with a dry erase marker. A recording sheet is also included to complete following the task cards! A great way to ease into counting tens and ones and perfect for your spring math centers! Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know

SUMMER COUNTDOWN!!It's easy to count down the days to summer break with this fun ice cream cone summer countdown! Students on their best behavior can be chosen to remove a scoop each day until they reach NO school days left! On the last day, have an ice cream party! Have less than 10 days left of school? Just use the numbers you need! Want to count down from 20 days? Also includes ice cream scoops for 11-20. You might also like the MYSTERY BALLOON COUNTDOWN!Be sure to follow me HERE and on In

Alphabet Buses!Help your students practice matching upper and lowercase letters with these cute school buses. Simply cut each bus in half using the guide line. Students choose an uppercase letter and find the matching lowercase letter to complete the bus. Includes 26 task cards for A to Z. Download it for FREE! You may also like the matching beginning sounds match here.Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new freebies! :)

I love celebrating National Holidays in my classroom! There's literally a national holiday out there for EVERYTHING! So many that it's crazy!! As a teacher, there are so many that would be fun to celebrate in the classroom throughout the year...but how do you keep up with them all? So this calendar is for you! Please note: This calendar does not include EVERY national holiday, only the ones that would be appropriate to celebrate in the classroom, at school, maybe with your own kids, or ones th

Disguise a Gingerbread Man Family Engagement Activity Project!!!I love getting families involved and this family engagement project is sure to be a fun one for them! If you've shared the book, "The Gingerbread Man" with your students, then you know the gingerbread man does not want to get eaten! Students love getting creative and disguising their gingerbread men so they don't get eaten and it's a really fun project for them to do with their family! Send home the “Gingerbread in Disguise” activi

Lucky Charms Math Freebie!!This lucky charms math activity packs a punch and is perfect for your St. Patrick's Day activities and math centers. Your students can make an estimate, practice more or less, sort candy lucky charms using a graph, and color in a graph to graph their lucky charms. Just give each student a small bag of Lucky Charms cereal and a copy of the recording sheet. Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new resources! :)

Winter Short Vowel Sort!These cute snowmen are waiting for their short vowels to be sorted! Students sort the pictures under the correct medial vowel sound and then spell and write the CVC word on the recording sheet. Perfect activity to add to your winter literacy centers. Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new freebies!

Random Acts of Kindness Week is in February and February is great month to promote kindness in the classroom. And it's easy to do with this 28-day KINDNESS CHALLENGE!Each student is given a challenge sheet with 28 ways they can be kind at school. The acts of kindness are completely EDITABLE, so you can use my pre-filled ideas or add your own! You could even make it blank and have your students write in their acts of kindness as they complete them. I display each child's challenge sheet on the

New Year's Wishes Wand! Updated for 2023 with all new graphics!Need a fun and simple craft for your students upon returning from winter break? A craft that lets them reflect on the New Year, yet is simple enough for your little learners or special needs learners? Then this wishes wand will be the perfect New Year's activity for your class! Students can choose from 12 different wishes they have for the New Year to include love, friends, family, health, toys, kitten, puppy, house, vacation, car, f

WHAT COULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE A SUPERHERO?Six free Superhero Writing Sheets in 3 levels. These are super fun to add in for a unit on Superheroes and easy to differentiate for multiple levels! Level 1: Non-writers can draw a picture. Level 2: Includes handwriting lines for beginning writers. Level 3: Includes basic lines for more advanced writers. Each level features a girl or a boy to choose from and a writing prompt. Students can also have fun coloring the superhero after they write. The poem,

Blends Sort!!Looking for engaging blends activities for your kindergarten, first grade, or special education classroom? Add this fun freebie to your literacy centers and get to blending up blends! Includes 18 blends to sort for s-blends, l-blends, and r-blends. A cut-n-paste recording sheet is also included. Check out these other blend activities in my shop here. Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch to be the first to know about new freebies! :)

3-Dimensional Shape Posters freebie!! Includes: cylinder cube pyramid sphere cone rectangular prism You can find matching 2-dimensional shape posters here. Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @thebenderbunch for more freebies!

Fall Counting Freebie!!Looking for some engaging fall themed counting activities for your Prek, kindergarten, or special education students? Your students will be fully engaged with this counting activity. Just add in some fall colored mini clothespins! Students use the clothespins to add leaves to each tree for the number shown. Includes counting 1 - 10. Great for fine motor practice too! You might also like this similar fall counting freebie here!Be sure to follow me HERE and on Instagram @t